Age Friendly Fayetteville is an initiative to establish Fayetteville, Ark., as a World
Health Organization Age Friendly City. This movement is a collaboration between the
city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, and University of Arkansas. The
purpose of the initiative is to use the World Health Organization Age-Friendly Cities
model as a strategy to establish Fayetteville, Ark., as an age-friendly city. So...what
is Age Friendly? According to the World Health Organization, Age Friendly is ...an
inclusive and accessible urban environment that promotes active aging" [by targeting]
"environmental, social and economic factors that influence the health and well-being
of older adults" [in the community].

Office for Studies on AgingCollege of Education and Health Professions Room 324 Graduate Education Building University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701